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Go Do Work!

Christina and Big Whiskey

Courtesy of CrossFit Lisbeth What do you want more of? Just stop for a minute, think, and decide what you want more of in your life. More PR’s? More success? More love? More friends? Surely you have enough rudeness, enough hate, enough complaining, enough enemies — right? So go be what you want. Become that which you seek. If [...]

Here’s whats wrong with the world

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I saw an info graphic the other day that was very unsettling, yet eye-opening. It showed the biggest 10 multinational companies in the world and what they produced. To be honest, it’s what’s wrong with our country. These companies create goods that they know aren’t good for people but make it anyways because it will [...]

Recipe: Fried Eggs with Sweet Potato Hash

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Ingredients 1 Tbs coconut oil, divided 1 medium sweet potato or yam, diced into 1/2″ cubes 1/2 yellow onion, diced 2 nitrite/nitrate free sausages, sliced 1 medium bell pepper, diced 4 eggs freshly ground black pepper Instructions In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons coconut oil over medium heat. Add the onions and sweet potatoes, [...]

Reflections of Wrestling from a CrossFit Owner

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By Mario Ashley “Intensity = Force X Distance/ Time,” I say it to myself all the time. I have memorized it, I have applied it in my training and I have taught this theory to others at our gym. It’s what CrossFit is all about. The fact of the matter is producing intensity at an elite [...]

Beach WOD success!

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Coach Rip defines good form in the squat as follows: the ability to keep a barbell exactly over the middle of the foot throughout the entire range of motion. Doing so eliminates the “lever arm”—or “moment arm”—between the bar and the middle of your foot. If the bar deviates from this position, you create a [...]

Can you do 100 perfect pushups?

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Mastery of the basic, entry-level “P.E. push-up” is a prerequisite to the handstand push-up. Very few people have achieved mastery of the push-up though many of you think you have. The test is simple: can you do 100 perfect push-ups? The standard for perfection, though simple, disqualifies nearly everyone. A perfect push-up is slow and deep with a body absolutely perfectly [...]

Wallballs are scared of heights

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This was posted by CrossFit on their Facebook page. As of yesterday Donna had 1,485 likes,  225 shares, and 95 comments. I love the CrossFit community. Way to go Donna! Donna came to us over six months ago with severe atrophy in her legs. Her knees were in pain all the time. We progressed her [...]

Paleo Sundae

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 Paleo Challenge Blog (Day 11) Life does not segregate physical demands so why should the gym?  The concept of long slow cardio workouts, or days dedicated to training an isolated body part are over.  Like a paleo sundae, we serve up a dish of cardio blended with strength training and sprinkled [...]